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Lanxess

GER:LXS DE0005470405
6
  • Value
    50
  • Growth
    14
  • Safety
    Safety
    18
  • Combined
    6
  • Sentiment
    15
  • 360° View
    360° View
    6
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Company Description

LANXESS AG is a German company specializing in chemicals. It operates in specialty additives, advanced industrial intermediates, and consumer protection. Its business activities are divided into following segments: Specialty Additives, Advanced Industrial Intermediates and Consumer Protection and All other segments. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2,574 million, profits of $1,344 million, and revenue of $6,591 million, with 12,338 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 6 (better than 6% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Lanxess are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Lanxess. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 50, which means that the share price of Lanxess is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 50% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 14, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 18, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 82% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 85% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 15. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Market Pulse
Weakest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Country Germany
Industry Diversified Chemicals
Size Large
Website lanxess.com
Index
CDAX
MDAX
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 20-May-2026.

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Value
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Combined
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
50 65 81 83
Growth
14 86 23 23
Safety
Safety
18 74 32 50
Sentiment
15 28 32 25
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6 79 28 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
23 41 54 77
Opinions Change
38 75 24 32
Pro Holdings
n/a 12 68 15
Market Pulse
4 34 19 24
Sentiment
15 28 32 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
50 65 81 83
Growth
14 86 23 23
Safety Safety
18 74 32 50
Combined
6 98 40 52
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
89 84 85 87
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
16 36 59 76
Price vs. Book (P/B)
95 92 84 77
Dividend Yield
27 27 52 56
Value
50 65 81 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
52 19 23 79
Profit Growth
31 100 6 33
Capital Growth
46 74 63 37
Stock Returns
7 88 33 17
Growth
14 86 23 23
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
25 28 13 19
Refinancing
92 75 84 84
Liquidity
8 82 25 44
Safety Safety
18 74 32 50

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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